Chapter 164

Chapter 164

Meanwhile, Yi Tiantian, unaware of the situation, was discussing the next few scenes with Director Wang, taking it all in seriously and memorizing every detail.

Seeing Yi Tiantian's serious demeanor, Director Wang genuinely believed that his choice this time had been very successful.

With an actor as dedicated as Yi Tiantian, it would be nearly impossible for him not to shine in this role!

Over half an hour had passed from the originally scheduled shooting time, and by now, Xiao Yemin had finally completed her makeup and styling.

Because the wounds on her body were quite difficult to conceal, the makeup artist worked hard to cover them as best as she could.

While Director Wang wasn’t entirely satisfied, he couldn’t push back too much given Xiao Yemin’s injuries.

"Alright, let's start shooting," he said.

With the two actors in position, Director Wang waved his hand, signaling everyone to get ready.

The first scene to be shot today was the one where the female lead and Yi Tiantian meet.

In the story, the female lead, having hit a low point in her career, comes to Yi Tiantian's character, a young boy, to vent her frustrations.

The two had already been friends before this, and this encounter further deepens their relationship.

This first scene was set in a café, where the female lead vents to the young boy.

The crew had set up in a real café for the shoot.

Being new to acting, Yi Tiantian was understandably nervous, so he spent some time getting into character before they started shooting.

From a distance, Xiao Yemin sneered as she saw Yi Tiantian rehearsing his lines.

Today, she planned to make Yi Tiantian pay for exposing her private life!

In the first scene, the female lead and the young boy were chatting and laughing.

By this point, Yi Tiantian had already immersed himself in his role, looking at Xiao Yemin with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

It wasn’t easy to look at someone she despised with such tenderness!

Yueyue and Yang Yang were visibly moved by his performance.

Given his impressive performance in his first scene, it seemed Yi Tiantian had a bright future in acting.

However, despite Yi Tiantian's seriousness, Xiao Yemin struggled to get into character.

After all, she still harbored feelings of resentment towards Yi Tiantian, and it wasn’t easy to switch gears so quickly.

"Hello, little wild..."

Xiao Yemin delivered her first line, but it felt incredibly awkward!

Director Wang immediately called "Cut!" in frustration.

"What just happened? Xiao Yemin, when facing a friend you haven't seen in a long time, it shouldn't be an awkward emotion! Since the two of you are already close, even if you haven't seen each other for a while, you wouldn't be estranged!"

Director Wang was very strict when working, and he directly pointed out the issue to Xiao Yemin.

Xiao Yemin knew that she wasn’t in the right headspace, but she didn’t have the strong willpower to genuinely see Yi Tiantian as a close friend.

However, thinking about the fact that she would be causing trouble for Yi Tiantian through the plot of the drama later, she forced herself to calm down.

Otherwise, she would be chewed out by Director Wang, who became extremely ruthless when it came to work!

So, Xiao Yemin had no choice but to apologize to everyone present, saying, "I'm sorry, let me try to get back into character."

Although Director Wang was strict, he was not unreasonable, so he agreed to give Xiao Yemin some time to get into character.

A few minutes later, the scene was shot again.

"Hello, Little Ye."

At this point, Xiao Yemin's expression looked very tired, as if the constant pressure of work had drained her completely.

Seeing Xiao Yemin like this, Yi Tiantian's eyes were tinged with a hint of worry amidst his delight.

This expression left Director Wang impressed.

He didn’t expect Yi Tiantian, who had no acting experience, to actually be able to portray the character so well!

The staff watching the shoot also sincerely gave a thumbs-up from the bottom of their hearts.

Yi Tiantian's performance far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Yueyue and Yangyang were even more proud!

Although it seemed that Yi Tiantian was performing effortlessly in front of everyone, only they knew that beneath this seemingly effortless performance lay Yi Tiantian's hard work day and night.

Now that the hard work had finally paid off, they felt extremely gratified!

With the male and female leads having almost entered their roles, the shoot was proceeding steadily.

"I've been having some difficulties at work recently, sigh..."

Xiao Yemin drew out the last word, and her eyes followed suit, drooping down.

Even though Xiao Yemin wasn’t looking at him, a trace of concern flowed through Yi Tiantian's eyes.

This feeling of concern was well-concealed by Yi Tiantian, as if he only allowed himself to show it in private.

Director Wang, watching through the monitor, was utterly captivated, completely drawn into the plot.

Both actors' performances were solid from that point on. Although Xiao Yemin was still a bit stiff occasionally, it was much better than at the beginning.

Just when everyone thought the shoot would continue smoothly, another unexpected issue cropped up on set.

The two actors seemed to have added lines during the performance.

And the one who added the line was Xiao Yemin.

"I want to know how you see me as a boss. Because I've always felt that I'm not qualified enough."

Xiao Yemin's expression was natural, but there was an obvious hint of challenge in her eyes.

This line was completely added by Xiao Yemin.

And she did it intentionally.

Since Yi Tiantian knew what was happening in his company and even openly announced it to everyone, he deserved to be punished!

Asking this would definitely provoke Yi Tiantian and throw him off his game!

After all, Director Wang is extremely serious when he’s working. No matter the status of the actor, none can escape his guidance.

So Xiao Yemin decided to keep pushing Yi Tiantian’s buttons, knowing it would get him in trouble with Director Wang.

This would be enough to humiliate Yi Tiantian for the entire day on set!

That was Xiao Yemin’s plan. After delivering the line, she shot Yi Tiantian a mocking glance.

Yueyue and Yang Yang immediately realized what Xiao Yemin was trying to do!

She was using reverse psychology to sabotage Yi Tiantian’s performance!

What a manipulative bitch!

The rest of the crew was just sitting back and watching the drama unfold, not taking sides.

Director Wang had been in the industry long enough to see through Xiao Yemin’s plan, but he didn’t step in.

First, the two had just nailed the one-take, and stopping now would mess with their momentum.

Second, he was curious to see how Yi Tiantian would handle the pressure.

Yueyue and Yang Yang kept glancing at Director Wang, hoping he’d call a cut, but he stayed silent.

At that moment, Yi Tiantian didn’t miss a beat. He smoothly picked up where Xiao Yemin left off, continuing the scene.

“Sure, I’ve never seen you in action, but I’m sure you’d make a great boss.”

This line was delivered smoothly, without any hesitation.

Seeing Yi Tiantian’s quick response, Xiao Yemin was somewhat dumbfounded.

“Ah?!”

She completely didn’t expect that Yi Tiantian, knowing the whole truth, could still say something so boldly.

But Yi Tiantian did say it!

Thus, Xiao Yemin’s smug expression immediately turned into one of shock.

Her eyes went wide, and her mouth hung open in shock.

Director Wang was delighted to see Yi Tiantian’s performance, but before he could be happy for two minutes, he was forced to call out for a stop.

Because Yi Tiantian didn’t mess up. Instead, it was Xiao Yemin, who had altered the script, that caused the trouble!

“Xiao Yemin, what were you saying just now?”

Director Wang stood up and looked at Xiao Yemin, asking with great confusion.

Only when Xiao Yemin heard Director Wang’s voice did she realize that she had lost composure unconsciously. Her face quickly turned red.

"Sorry, Director Wang, I just now..."

Xiao Yemin wanted to make an excuse for herself, but she realized that it was she who had improvised a line earlier, so there was no reason for her to defend herself!

Seeing Xiao Yemin stammering and unable to speak, Director Wang understood her thoughts.

"You added an extra line earlier, be more careful next time," he said.

Director Wang shook his head, using this relatively tactful way to remind Xiao Yemin not to mix personal grudges with work.

Xiao Yemin nodded awkwardly, her facial muscles so stiff that she couldn't even force a smile.

On the other hand, Yi Tiantian remained as if nothing had happened, still maintaining his acting state from earlier.

"Hmm... let me think about the next line..."

"I'm worried about your recent mental state. Would you like to stay at my apartment for a while to rest?"

Surprisingly, Yi Tiantian was still focused on practicing his next lines!

Everyone present couldn't help but respect Yi Tiantian.

No wonder his improv was so good earlier; he had been wholeheartedly focused on acting. It would be hard for him to perform poorly!

After hearing Yi Tiantian's words, Director Wang gave Xiao Yemin a look that told her to know when to stop.

Even a fool like Xiao Yemin could understand Director Wang's intention at this point, so she gave an awkward smile in response to the director.

Despite the warning, Xiao Yemin wasn’t about to give up.

If this method didn't work, she would find another way to deal with Yi Tiantian!

The second scene between the two shifted from a café to an apartment, and at this point, their physical interactions increased significantly.

So Xiao Yemin decided to use the more frequent physical contact to create more opportunities to humiliate Yi Tiantian in front of everyone!

Their first interaction was a morning encounter where Yi Tiantian bumped into Xiao Yemin, who was coming out in her pajamas.

At this point, Xiao Yemin had changed into a silk nightgown, which had a somewhat revealing style, creating an atmosphere between the two that was both awkward and ambiguous.

Xiao Yemin decided to deliberately fall onto Yi Tiantian when they bumped into each other in the morning.

With Yi Tiantian's small and weak figure, there was no way he could successfully support her!

Even though this method would hurt her as much as it would hurt Yi Tiantian, Xiao Yemin believed that as long as it could humiliate Yi Tiantian, it would be worth it!

So, when the shoot began, Xiao Yemin deliberately panicked and covered her chest while looking at Yi Tiantian.

"You, I, you..."

Yi Tiantian isn't attracted to women. Although he appreciated the female form, it was only at an appreciation level.

So, in reality, he wouldn't have any strange thoughts when seeing a woman's body.

But in that moment, he still acted shy, covering his eyes as soon as he made eye contact with Xiao Yemin.

"I didn't see anything! No peeking!"

But just as Yi Tiantian covered his eyes, Xiao Yemin pretended to lose her balance and was about to fall to the ground.

"Ah?! Why didn't I remember there was a scene where Xiao Yemin falls in the script?"

"Why is she adding extra scenes to her part again?!"

Yi Tiantian's inner monologue revealed that he had momentarily broken character.

But Director Wang didn’t call for a cut, even in this critical moment, so everyone's attention remained on the two actors.

Yi Tiantian reacted quickly, extending his hand and using a smooth motion to guide Xiao Yemin into his arms.

Though the scene was a bit cliché, Yi Tiantian's swift response left everyone in awe.

And most importantly, the way Yi Tiantian held Xiao Yemin was the very picture of a gentleman's touch!

The genuine warmth in his eyes was unmistakable.

Everyone was stunned by the scene.

Xiao Yemin was even more surprised.

How does Yi Tiantian always stay so composed, no matter what?!

It seemed nothing could shake his performance!

However, this time, Yi Tiantian’s success wasn’t just luck; he had learned about Xiao Yemin's plan to embarrass him last night through the system, so he had deliberately prepared in advance.

It was only now that Director Wang called for a cut.

"Xiao Yemin, what tripped you just now? Why did you suddenly fall?"

By this time, Yi Tiantian had let Xiao Yemin out of his embrace, and facing Director Wang's question, she was so embarrassed she could feel her toes curling.

"Ah, I don't know why, I just suddenly lost my balance, I'm really sorry about that..."

"Losing your balance? You were just trying to embarrass me!"

"This Xiao Yemin really knows how to cause trouble, not only acting but also trying to make things difficult for me, it's exhausting."

Although Yi Tiantian's face showed no emotion, his inner thoughts had revealed everything.

Seeing that his thoughts aligned with Yi Tiantian's, Director Wang also concluded that Xiao Yemin had done it on purpose.

"Don't make unnecessary changes to the script, everything must follow the script strictly, understand?"

Director Wang couldn’t tolerate these petty attempts to settle personal scores, as it was not only a desecration of the script but also an irresponsibility to his work.

With both plans failing, Xiao Yemin could only grit her teeth and nod in agreement.

Sure enough, in the following shoot, Xiao Yemin didn't make any more script violations.

...

After today's filming wrapped, Xiao Yemin said her goodbyes and headed to the hospital for another check-up.

Her expression was dark as she left the set, like the remnants of a fire long extinguished.

The assistants trailed behind her, walking on eggshells, afraid to make a sound.

They all feared her anger might spill over onto them.

"I'm furious! I can't believe this!"

As expected, after arriving at the parking lot, Xiao Yemin started hitting and kicking her two assistants, acting like a wild monkey on a rampage.

The two assistants clutched their reddened cheeks, wanting to cry but not daring to make a sound, so they could only silently shed tears.

One of them, still tearful, tried to comfort Xiao Yemin, saying, "Sister Min, please don't be angry, you'll make yourself sick if you stay this upset!"

But Xiao Yemin had completely lost control by then. She hurled her handbag directly at the assistant who had spoken.

"You know nothing!"

The assistant was hit on the head by the flying bag, which made him dizzy.

Just then, a man and a woman approached from the corner of the parking lot.

Realizing she wasn’t alone, Xiao Yemin quickly composed herself and reached out to smooth her disheveled hair from the outburst.

"Ahem..."

Before Xiao Yemin could say anything, she recognized the faces of the man and woman.

It was someone she knew well!

The male lead of this drama, Liu Liu, and his wife, Zu Xiaohua!

Xiao Yemin had also been part of the gossip about these two last night, so seeing them in the parking lot today made her feel a bit guilty.

And knowing they might have witnessed her meltdown, Xiao Yemin wished the ground would open up and swallow her.

"Wait, we're not interested in what you just did. We're here to propose a partnership with you," Liu Liu said directly, fearing she might flee in her car.

Her tense muscles loosened slightly as she listened.

She frowned and looked at the couple.

"Partnership?"

Seeing that Xiao Yemin was clearly interested, Liu Liu and his wife exchanged a glance, and a malicious smile appeared on their faces.

...

After the day's shoot was over, Yi Tiantian and his two assistants went to eat.

But to their surprise, at the next table sat two familiar faces!

And these two people were the second female lead, Chun Shan, and Chun Shan's mother.

The two hadn't noticed that Yi Tiantian and his assistants were sitting next to them and were happily chatting away.

"Xiao Yemin was really unlucky today, getting scolded by Director Wang so many times. It really made me laugh," said Chun Shan's mother, actually laughing out loud.

Chun Shan, however, remained indifferent.

"She really did act poorly and deserved the criticism. Of course, there's also that person's contribution."

Chun Shan's mother and Chun Shan exchanged a glance, and they immediately understood each other without words.

The person they were referring to was Yi Tiantian.

Because of Yi Tiantian's telepathic messages shedding light on the situation, the Director must have understood the real reason behind Xiao Yemin's abnormal performance.

And being known for his professionalism, Director Wang certainly wouldn't tolerate such behavior, which was why he had been especially harsh on Xiao Yemin.

"Yes, luckily we didn't have anything to do with today's incidents."

The thought of Yi Tiantian's telepathic messages made Chun Shan's mother break out in a cold sweat.

Chun Shan also didn't want her own secrets to be exposed by Yi Tiantian's thoughts, so she strongly agreed with her mother's statement.

"Hmm, it seems like we don't have any scenes with him. We should probably keep our distance in the future."

Chun Shan said after a moment of contemplation.

The entire conversation between the mother and daughter was overheard by the three sitting nearby.

Although Yi Tiantian didn't fully understand everything, she could tell that they were hiding something.

"Does Chun Shan really think she's doing a good job of hiding?"

"Actually, quite a few people in the crew have already guessed who the father of her child is!"

Yi Tiantian's inner thoughts suddenly rang out, startling the mother and daughter sitting nearby.

The two of them widened their eyes in shock and looked at each other.

When did Yi Tiantian even show up?!

But the most shocked person was Chun Shan's mother.

Because this was the first time she had realized that her daughter was pregnant!

She gave Chun Shan a questioning look, but saw her daughter's evasive gaze.

So, it seemed pretty clear.

Chun Shan's mother's expression darkened immediately.

Chun Shan, too ashamed to look up, had lost her appetite. All she wanted to do now was stand up and leave.

Just as Chun Shan was about to get up, her mother grabbed her hand.

At that moment, Yi Tiantian's inner thoughts echoed again.

"Chun Shan and the father of her child are still maintaining an intimate relationship, and the two of them often sneak off to date in the crew!"

Yueyue and Yangyang were loving the gossip as they listened to Yi Tiantian using her telepathy to expose secrets, all while watching the interaction between the mother and daughter.

Chun Shan was too embarrassed to even lift her head.

Because while she wasn't afraid of everyone knowing about her pregnancy, she was terrified of her mother finding out!

Chun Shan's mother, meanwhile, looked like she had just seen a ghost, her mouth hanging open in shock.

She seemed shocked and deeply disappointed by Chun Shan's pregnancy.

Yueyue sighed heavily at the sight.

Although Chun Shan's mother had struggled with jealousy toward her own daughter, it seemed like she was genuinely disappointed upon learning about her daughter's pregnancy, which made her appear like a caring and responsible mother.

At this moment, however, Yi Tiantian's words once again threw everyone for a loop.

"The reason Chun Shan's mother is so upset isn't because her daughter got pregnant at such a young age! It's because she has her sights set on the father of Chun Shan's unborn child!"

"So now, her mother isn't disappointed in her daughter, but rather jealous that her own daughter has gotten the man's attention!"